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Originally Posted by Tinordi
Agreed that it's theatre. Would disagree with the implication that theatre doesn't matter. As we've seen, dedicated issue based core constituencies drive policy agendas in the U.S. Opponents did it to cap and trade legislation in 2009 now on the flip side, activitists are using Keystone as a lightning rod to galvanize further climate policy. Canada's left holding the bag mostly because we've done nothing on the climate issue and have left ourselves exposed to punitive measures.
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Then if Obama's a real leader he will approve the pipeline on its actual merits of net benefit to the US in the short and medium term and then on the other side push for further climate policy which will essentially force Canada to deal with. It's a very negative message to send to to foreign businesses that the US will kill investment on the basis of political optics.